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Topic | Why do people pretend they don't understand singular they? |
TurtleInFreedom 02/22/24 4:53:44 PM #32: | It's more political rather than personal. Jordan Peterson makes a good point on how language use should not be dictated by the government. The development of language is a socially negotiated phenomenon. The more you force it, the less accepted it will be. The whole pronoun thing is like non-newtonian fluid physics. Give it like a decade and people will ease into it. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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